CORRUPTION AT THE GENERAL ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE (GAO)

Tuesday, June 07, 2011

WHY DID THE GAO IGNORE THE REPORTS FROM WANAT AND OTHER BATTLES WHERE WEAPONS HAVE JAMMED AND SOLDIERS WERE KILLED?

 GAO also ignored the ambush on the 507th where soldiers were killed and captured and all their weapons jammed. How is it that  Allen Westheimer and William Solis cannot find any evidence of jammed weapons?
 
Westheimer and Solis must believe its the soldiers' fault for not keeping their weapons cleaned is why GAO is silent on gun jamming. Augustine Funcasta at ARDEC, Picatinny Arsenal NJ, also blamed the soldiers of the 507th for inadequate individual maintenancee in a desert environment.
 
As I have said this before, a weapon is only as effective as the applied lubricant. This is why synthetic oils are used in tanks and jets... but NOT weapons. Since most folks working in NJ have baggage, is why everyone turns a blind eye to this combustible Milspec oil that has a minimum flash point of 149 degrees F. 
 
Allen Westheimer and William Solis decided to expand their 12 month investigation into other areas since they could not answer Rep Hoyer's specific question regarding the issuance and cancellation of National Stock Numbers (NSN's).  Why would GAO expand their investigation into old lab reports that do not and cannot collerate to real world conditions? Answer, because they can and this was the only way to discredit Militec Inc by throwing a ton of garbage at us (mentioning lubricant additives for vehicles over 50 times)  and hoping most of this trash will stick.
 
Allen Westheimer and William Solis believe they can do what they want (since they work for GAO) and GAO is held in such high regard and they are politically neutral. With all due respect, if any one believes that GAO is an honest broker and politics do not play a role, are sadly informed. All federal agency's have rotten apples. However, to remove the rotten apples, requires folks with no baggage to challenge the system. Who at GAO would challenge Solis and Westheimer? Answer, the GAO IG. I have written previously about the GAO IG and how the IG will not even tell me if they would investigate.
 
GAO went out of their way to damage my company and its product. The proof is in their report and in my rebuttals. All that has to happen is to have these two rascals raise their hands and ask a few easy questions. If the GAO IG is going to punt, then hopefully Rep Issa will call these traitors to the carpet.
 
The inaction of the GAO is simply a sign of the times. Certain folks feel they do not have to account for their actions. WAIT. This is the GAO and their job is accounting, not hiding behind their desk and raking in big bucks at the expense of hurting a small business because chits were traded in order for the GAO to finish their report and help the army dispose of MILITEC-1 once and for all.
 
I will fight the GAO and the other groups that discount the needs of our troops as long as I am breathing. I will be posting video's next week and you can see for yourself who is telling the truth and who needs to go to jail for covering up crimes that have caused dead and captured troops. Why? All because of a combustible gun oil called CLP that does not work properly in desert environments. Once we put a few rascals in jail, this might embolden others to do the right thing, instead of hiding in the government shadows where its safe. To do good work in  a government job, all you have to do is, show up to work on time, keep your mouth shut, and you will go along way with the USG. There are no programs that reward folks for thinking outside the box and challenging the system when there are crimes, versus hiding in the shadows where its safe.
 
  
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Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 9:17 AM
Subject: Weapons Failed Troops in Afghan Fight

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October 13, 2009
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Allen Westheimer, Senior Analyst
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 Subject: EXERPTS - AP News Report Dated October 12th 2009.   The Wanat study by Douglas Cubbison of the Army Combat Studies Institute at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.

                       Weapons Failed Troops in Afghan Fight

WASHINGTON - It was chaos during the early morning assault last year on a remote U.S. outpost in Afghanistan and Staff Sgt. Erich Phillips' M4 carbine had quit firing as militant forces surrounded the base. The machine gun he grabbed after tossing the rifle aside didn't work either.
When the battle in the small village of Wanat ended, nine U.S. Soldiers lay dead and 27 more were wounded. A detailed study of the attack by a military historian found that weapons failed repeatedly at a "critical moment" during the firefight on July 13, 2008, putting the outnumbered American troops at risk of being overrun by nearly 200 insurgents.
Staff Sergeant Phillips poured out fire, as recalled by another Engineer Specialist loading for him, “[SSG Phillips] went through three rifles using them until they jammed.”
SSG Phillips recalled: “My M4 quit firing and would no longer charge when I tried to correct the malfunction. I grabbed the Engineers SAW and tried to

Mr. Westheimer, GAO
October 13, 2009
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fire. It would not fire, so I lifted the feed tray tried clearing it out and tried to fire again. It would not
CLP” refers to Break-Free@ brand CLP- Cleaner, Lubricant and Preservative, the standard U.S. Army and tactical weapons weapon cleaner and lubricant. “Febreze@” is a household laundry product that comes in a relatively large bottle. Thus, the young Specialist is noting that he used such quantities of CLP that should have been adequate to have cleaned debris and fouling from the weapon, and provided sufficient lubrication for further operation of the SAW.
Some GWOT and U.S. Army veterans queried by the author have suggested that this could have been caused by improper weapon cleaning. However, numerous Chosen Few NCOs interviewed for this study have been vehemently adamant in stating that weapons were meticulously and regularly cleaned, and rigorously and routinely inspected by the chain of command.
 Other GWOT veterans consulted have noted that the high rates of fire sustained during the two hour intense engagement phase at Wanat could possibly have contributed to these failures. However, numerous weapons failed relatively early in the engagement (particularly a number of M-4 rifles and at one SAW at the mortar pit), and in any event the maintenance of cyclic rates of fire was critical to restore fire superiority, and to prevent positions (particularly at OP Topside) from being overrun by determined, numerous, and hard pressed insurgent assaults
Battlefield surveys show that nearly 90 percent of Soldiers are satisfied with their M4s, according to Brig. Gen. Peter Fuller, head of the Army office that buys Soldier gear. Still, the rifle is continually being improved to make it even more reliable and lethal.
Fuller said he's received no official reports of flawed weapons performance at Wanat. "Until it showed up in the news, I was surprised to hear about all this," he said.
Mr. Westheimer, IF GAO CONTINUES TO EMBRACE BREAUCRATIC LOYALITY MORE TROOPS WILL BE KILLED.


Mr. Westheimer, GAO
October 13, 2009
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Sincerely,



Brad P. Giordani
President

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posted by MILITEC at 6:57 AM